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Identity
Person No.
30749
Old ROH no.
601
Service No.
79571923PE
Last Name
Horn 12
First Name
Marius
Initials
M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1961 (±1 yr) 381
Age at Death
27
Death Record
Date of Death
04 August 1988 185
Cause code
MVA 2,631
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in motor vehicle accident 1,764
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, while returning in a convoy from Eshowe. His Samil truck stopped near Eshowe for a water break. Marius was sitting in passenger seat and while troops were climbing off the back, the vehicle started sliding down the embankment and hit the fence. A fence post went through the vehicle door and impaled him to his seat, killing him instantly
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Regiment
5 South African Infantry Battalion 98
Corps
South African Infantry Corps 10,347
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,828
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,872
Locality
KwaZulu-Natal 1,589
Cemetery
LADYSMITH CEMETERY 147
Grave Reference
Block 26, Row A, Grave 101 1
Coordinates
-28.55551, 29.79635 OSM
Unit History
Part of
Infantry Formation (SAAIF) — Motorised Infantry — Regular
Notes

Husband of Mrs. A. Horn

Research notes

Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 04 Aug 2026: 79571923PE Staff Sergeant Marius Horn, 5 SAI, accidentally killed near Eshowe. SAMIL in convoy stopped for a water break; he was in the passenger seat; vehicle slid down the embankment; a fence post went through the door and impaled him, age 27. | Also Last Post 04 Aug 2024: 79571923PE Staff Sergeant Marius Horn, 5 SAI, SAMIL fence-post accident near Eshowe, age 27. | Also Last Post 08 Apr 2024: 79571923PE Staff Sergeant Marius Horn, 5 SAI, SAMIL fence-post accident near Eshowe, age 27. This 08 Apr 2024 post dated the death 08 April 1988; ROH and Last Post 04 Aug 2026/2024 are 04 August 1988 (not overwritten). Same SAMIL water-break / fence-post account. DATE DISCREPANCY 25 Aug 2026: pantser.cmvo.org.za's SADF deaths PDF gives this person's Sterf (date of death) as "08 04 88" (DD MM YY) against the same ServiceNo (79571923PE) and name -- differs from this record's DateDeath (1988-08-04). Not overwritten, flagged for reference.
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Army" was CLEARED as a duplicate. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word repeating what the Branch column already says. Secondary Unit is for sub-units -- a company, a squadron, a commando -- and this record's branch of service is unchanged at "Army".

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Stories 1
on 05 April 2013 · via source
S SGT Marius Horn born Ladysmith Natal 23 December 1960. Grew up in Colenso attending Colenso Primary and later Ladysmith High Schools. National service started January 1980 Bloemfontein but relocated to 5SAI in Ladysmith and became instructor on various vehicles. Died after a serious motor accident on convoy near Eshowe. Was married and had a daughter. V.Horn ( Brother)
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